Xu Qi hurriedly said, "I'm not taking an adopted son! ...Nor an adopted daughter!"
Seeing this, Eleanor, the beautiful woman with golden hair, actually revealed a rare, moving smile. It seemed teasing, yet also seemed worried, as she said,
"If it's a father-daughter relationship, then I probably won't need to worry..."
She only said half of it, but Kiki and Theresa immediately understood!
They both glared at Xu Qi.
"Xu Qi! Do you have some improper thoughts about her?"
"So you're into such perverted role-playing!?"
Xu Qi felt that he would never be able to clear his name now, even if he jumped into the Yellow River. This woman from the Military Statistics Bureau was truly scheming. With the slightest carelessness, she had managed to trip him up.
Seeing Xu Qi's helpless expression, the smile between Eleanor's brows grew even brighter.
Perhaps another reason she had agreed to surrender was...
If Xu Qi became her leader, she probably would not need to scheme so much anymore. She had spent so long matching wits with those sinister people that she knew how exhausting it could be.
"If my lord does not reject me, Eleanor is willing to acknowledge you as her adoptive father!"
Xu Qi waved his hand in a gesture telling her to get lost, making Eleanor laugh heartily.
This was probably the happiest she had been since being captured.
Kiki herself was willing to accept Eleanor's surrender.
Although Eleanor had previously caused many Rebel Army members to die, they had ultimately stood on opposing sides. Besides, Eleanor herself was extraordinarily capable.
If this had happened to Xia Ya, he would not have hesitated in the slightest.
Those who had died had sacrificed themselves to resist Schicksal. What they needed to do was not seek revenge, but accomplish their great